- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1913–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 25
Greatest Middleweights of all time
This ranking is led by Harry Greb, Gennady Golovkin and Gennadiy Golovkin. GOAT Rank currently ranks 25 eligible Boxing middleweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Harry Greb ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1951–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1866–1891
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1973–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1944
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1998–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1949
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1971
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1903–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1918–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1941–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Harry Greb | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1913–1926 | 91.4 |
| 12 | Gennady Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2023 | 90.6 |
| 20 | Gennadiy Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2022 | 89.9 |
| 49 | Carlos Monzón | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1963–1977 | 88.0 |
| 65 | Julian Jackson | Boxing | 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands | 1981–1998 | 87.3 |
| 67 | Joey Giardello | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1967 | 87.1 |
| 74 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 86.8 |
| 99 | Gene Fullmer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 86.1 |
| 106 | Mike Donovan | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1866–1891 | 85.9 |
| 115 | Marvelous Marvin Hagler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1987 | 85.4 |
| 120 | Eddie Booker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1944 | 85.4 |
| 127 | Ann Wolfe | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2006 | 85.1 |
| 130 | Marcel Cerdan | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1934–1949 | 85.0 |
| 131 | Nino Benvenuti | Boxing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1971 | 85.0 |
| 143 | Mike Gibbons | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1922 | 84.5 |
| 149 | Fred Apostoli | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.1 |
| 152 | Tony Zale | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 83.9 |
| 161 | Claressa Shields | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 83.6 |
| 166 | Stanley Ketchel | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1910 | 83.5 |
| 178 | Tiger Flowers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1927 | 82.9 |
| 181 | Jermain Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2014 | 82.8 |
| 182 | Rocky Graziano | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 82.8 |
| 204 | Savannah Marshall | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–active | 81.0 |
| 217 | Jake LaMotta | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1954 | 80.2 |
| 230 | Michael Watson | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1991 | 75.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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